King Records began streaming a fifth TV spot on Monday for the anime of Tsutomu Nihei's Knights of Sidonia manga. The video introduces the character Lalah Hiyama and uses the anime's opening theme "Sidonia" by musical duo angela.

When I first started using Samsung's Galaxy Note 3, almost everything about its enormous size annoyed me. I couldn't text with one hand. It barely fit in my pocket, or didn't at all. I felt silly holding it up to my ear to talk on the phone.

Sega recently released more of its Sega 3D Classics games&mdash;which we got the first wave of in the west&mdash;on Nintendo 3DS in Japan. 3D After Burner II arrived in December, Fantasy Zone hit the eShop on March 19, and it looks like 3D OutRun ...

Marvelous AQL has recently released a PV for their upcoming ninja action game, Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson and surely enough, it features plenty of ninja action and of course, clothes getting ripped off.

Yen Press and Square Enix just announced a partnership to put eBook versions of 175 manga titles online, giving the English-language versions of Square Enix's manga worldwide reach. Starting April 8, you'll be able to access some of Yen Press's mo...

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Blue, originally released on PSP, is coming to PS Vita in Japan as The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Blue Evolution. This week's issue of Dengeki PlayStation magazine dates the port, which is set to launch on June 12.

M. Alice LeGrow&rsquo;s manga Bizenghast, one of the flagship original English manga for Tokyopop, was touted by Teen Vogue as a must-read; it spawned a tabletop game, a line of merchandise, an art book and a legion of obsessive fans.

New film to remake Shimizu's 2004 U. S. film, which itself was inspired by Shimizu's 2002 Japanese film The Grudge horror film franchise has a Hollywood reboot in the works. The new film will be a remake of Takashi Shimizu's 2004 American film wit...

After the new Prosecutor of the Crimean republic, Natalia Poklonskaya, gave a press conference earlier this month, anime style fan art started appearing online. But what does Poklonskaya think of all that?

Right now there's no anime series with a wider fan base than Attack on Titan, and while that mainstream appeal has translated into merchandising such as fashion accessories and giant hamburgers, the truest testimony to the fans' love for an animat...

Japan's Dengeki PlayStation magazine has revealed the official title for Project A16, the next game in the Atelier franchise. The game is titled Atelier Shari: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea. (Thanks, Zaregoto) Like Atelier Escha & Logy, the new gam...

'Sora no Method' Anime Gets Staff, Key Visual & First Promo Posted by Chris Beveridge March 24, 2014 at 04:40 PM Sora no Method Set for broadcast in the fall, the AnimeJapan 2014 event landed a good bit of information about the recently announced ...

I guess some things really are the same in Japan as they are in America. This week finds the master of killing time engaged in an activity teens everywhere are familiar with - studying the rules of the road and preparing for his road test.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution will include new costumes for the Akatsuki group, designed by series creator Masashi Kishimoto. Hidan, Deidara, Kakuzu, and Sasori's costumes have been revealed and can be seen below.

Toaru Hikuushi e no Koiuta - 12 It's not every anime that reaches the end before it reaches the end. I confess I thought going in that this was the final episode of Toaru Hikuushi e no Koiuta, so it was rather a surprise to discover it was coming ...

Master swordsmith Tony Swatton and the rest of his team from the Man at Arms series are back with another real-life take on an anime weapon. This time it's Black Star's Chain Scythe&mdash;one of Tsubaki's weapon forms&mdash;from Soul Eater, and yo...

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call will feature plenty of new songs and modes and add characters from spinoff titles such as Final Fantasy Type-0. Square Enix haven't forgotten about the main-numbered titles of the series, as they showcase Fi...

Hanamonogatari First Promotional Video The first promotional trailer for Hanamonogatari, the second season series for the Monogatari anime series, has been released on the official website. The PV was shown earlier at AnimeJapan 2014 over the week...

With certain varieties of sakura trees already covered in pink blossoms, Japan has got cherry trees on the brain. Everyone is looking forward to go out and see the flowers that'll only be here for a short time, but why settle for one Japanese trad...

Free! Anime 2nd Season First PV KyoAni has released the first promotion video for their upcoming 2nd season of Free! anime series at AnimeJapan 2014. In the PV, Haruka greet fans with the message "I've arrived as promised".

A Certain Scientific Railgun S While some licenses are surprises, others are just welcome confirmations. Such is the case with A Certain Scientific Railgun S, which FUNimation announced as getting a home video release this weekend.

Space Dandy - 12 The comedy is back in a big way this week, but. . . I'm having a hard time looking at Space Dandy as the same straightforward free-association comedy I once thought it was. There's no question that themes have started to emerge ...

It has been more than a decade since Final Fantasy X and its sequel Final Fantasy X-2 first hit PlayStation 2 consoles around the world. In a way the time that passes symbolizes just how long it has been since I myself entered the RPG market, with...

Japan will be getting Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment next month, but those of you looking to import it might want to wait another month, as Bandai Namco Games Taiwan recently announced that their version of the PlayStation Vita title will also ...

It's that time of the year again folks… We hope your wallets / bank accounts / credit cards / secret stashes are ready for the 36th Single ( title still TBA, will be released on the 21st of May 2014 – preorder from CDJapan here ) since as we all w...